SCAPEGOATS - a warrior cat fanfiction

scape·goat
/ˈskāpˌɡōt/

noun
a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

It's happened again. ShadowClan is to be blamed for the misfortune of the five clans around the lake. When a deadly case of Redcough with a high percentage of casualties bred itself in the heart of the pine forest before reaching out to all the clans, ShadowClan is once again to blame, even when the storm had settled and the clan in the pines have given more than everything to get rid of it. Herbs, warriors, prey - you name it, they've given it.

The new leader has had enough of the disrespect, they followed the protocol, they obeyed the code, and they aided the clans when they needed it. However, they were still loathed?
Enough was enough, and now ShadowClan has isolated itself from them all without discussion.

However the young medicine cat - Dewhowl - sees the danger of the withdrawal. StarClan is being relentless with its visions, having them fall like cascades into the tom's dream to prompt him to end the solidarity of ShadowClan.
But what can he do? With the young and newly appointed leader being stubborn with his vow, and ShadowClan appreciating the new way of life, can he really persuade them all to give up their life of comfort for a vision or two, or, will he fail to deliver the message in time before ShadowClan falls?

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started: 1.21.22